Caught in the Web (Sou Suo)

Rating:

No Rating

Genre:

Drama

Release Date:

November 27, 2013

Running time:

121 minutes

Cast:

Yuanyuan Gao, Mark Chao, Hong Chen, Xueqi Wang, Chen Yao

Director:

Chen Kaige

Distributor:

Vitagraph

Description: This contemporary ensemble drama centers around the story of a young woman, who after learning of a terminal illness, is caught on video mistreating an elderly bus passenger. She quickly becomes the victim of a massive viral internet campaign, with her life, and the lives of everyone around her, slipping into chaos and media scrutiny. A social commentary about the 'sound bite' society we are becoming, it is a moving tale of the effects media and technology have on the truth, and the damage quick judgments can cause.